Faith.... surrender

Life at times throws us curved balls. We ask why me?

When we accept what existence brings to us, we need to have faith that it will provide for and look after us. Life is not meant for suffering, by this it doesn't mean that only good will happen. The good and the difficult need to be accepted rather than resisted.

In our acceptance - this too shall pass..... We need to have unwaivered faith in existence. The divine has led us here and will lead us out..... the journey is enjoyed only when in surrender.

Expectations

One of the qualities that comes with our humaneness...is expectation.....yet the real truth of being human is to be without expectation!!

We probably feel how can we not have even the slightest expectation from the people we love. How is it possible to be alive and have no expectation?

We are surrounded by nature, often take it for granted..... we don't have expectations from it... it just exists. The root of expectation is desire. Where there is desire there is expectation. As we start dropping our desires our expectations fall away and we step closer to bliss!

Flow

Flow is being attuned to existence and allowing what it brings to you.

When it comes to nature- be it the sunrise, the sunset, the moon, the rain, the storms.. we go with the flow... we readily accept it as we know we can't control it. However, when it comes to ourselves, or our sphere of influence we love to directly or indirectly exert control. Doing so disrupts our flow and only reinforces our ego.

Give up the insecurity, doubt and fear which causes us to want to control.

Embrace the moment and allow existence to flow through you!

Laughter

It truly is the best medicine. The older we get the less we laugh...... is it because we become too wise, too busy or take ourselves too seriously?

With children and the young, laughter is so natural. Why do we as grown 'responsible" people forget this? Do we just bury ourselves in our issues and pursuing desires?

Lets remember the times when we laughed heartily, daily and often.

Lets reconnect with our innocence and rekindle the laughter within!

Rejoice

We spend so much time thinking about what we don't have or trying to fix what is not working. We forget about all that we are blessed with.  Rejoicing is our true nature. It sounds easy to rejoice but our mind is like a trained monkey always hankering after something more.

If we consciously bring to our attention all that we have to be grateful for.... from our gratitude will blossom rejoicing. Life, each day, is a celebration....don't forget to rejoice!!

Free will or Destiny?

Is our life pre-destined or can we determine our path with our gift of free will?

We are constantly presented with choices and different paths. We step on one based on our consciousness (or lack of it) at the time. There is no right or wrong, each experience is there for a reason. Once we learn the lesson, the next one comes and so on.

Don't seek an answer, live the mystery!

Money

Money makes the world goes around! Today more so than ever, money can buy a seat at any table!

When we have money we seek power and vice versa. Money is one of the greatest inventions - an irreplaceable transaction currency. Its extremely useful and helps us indulge and pursue our passions.

The obsession and greed to keep accumulating more is astounding. How much is enough? or is it ever enough? Money is divisive!

....its all our meaning and importance that we give to MONEY!

At the cost of amassing wealth do we forget the richness we experience from living life totally. Money is necessary and helpful but doesn't buy us bliss........ which comes from being connected and aware.

Can money and awareness co-exist in us?

Personality & Essence

We love to give labels. The more successful a person the more dynamic our perception of his personality.

Personality is what we portray to the outside world, its a mask. Interestingly the word originates from "persona"  which means "mask or the appearance one presents."

Are we what our personality exudes? We typically adapt our persona to the social fabric that we live in and aspire towards.

Essence, on the other hand, is what we are born with and reflects our uniqueness. Our being is filled with our essence and our ego relates to our personality.

Tune in to your essence and experience your true self!

Feeling

Advice from the wise ones- we should be in touch with what we feel. Our feelings reveal our true experience while our mind analyses and provides an explanation.

Once we access our feelings what do we do? Are we ready to accept and act on them? More often than not we try and hide our true feelings from ourselves and particularly from our loved ones for fear of hurting their sentiments.

Are we great martyrs denying ourselves for others happiness or are we just cowards fearful of the consequences of expressing our truth.

Denying yourself eventually denies the other. Be true and the universe aligns itself with you!

Action

We fill our lives with action and doing. We set goals and the committed amongst us pursue them diligently. Our day is action packed with one activity after another - even meditation may get a doing slot.

Whilst there is nothing wrong in being active or doing, we leave little room for just being and allowing existence to present us with what it thinks best.

To allow is a new way for most of us action junkies....it requires us to be receptive, to trust and surrender to existence. When we have the courage to do that we are attuned to the divine!

Freedom...... part II

One of the main differences between us and other species is Freedom. We have the freedom to decide what, how and where we want to live this life.

We are born free yet most of us choose or accept to live in bondage and become like machines. Action, reaction, developing patterns that keep repeating. We get caught in a web and get comfortable or fearful of breaking out.

How many of us give ourselves the freedom to live in the moment or ask ourselves what is it that I really want to be doing?

Lets free ourselves and those we love!